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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Rō'man-ism, n. p. 1147The tenets of the church of Rome.Rō'man-ist, n. p. 1147An adherent to the Roman Catholic religion; a Roman Catholic.Rō'man-ize, v. t. p. 1147To Latinize; to fill with Latin words or modes of speech. [Rare.] Dryden. 2. To convert to the Roman Catholic religion or opinions.Rō'man-ize, v. i. p. 1147To conform to Roman Catholic opinions, customs, or modes of speech.Rō'man-iz'er, n. p. 1147One who conforms to the Roman Catholic faith.Ro-mān'sch',, n. p. 1147The language of the Grisons in Switzerland, a corruption of the Latin. [Written also Romansh and Ramonsch.]Ro-mānt', n. p. 1147A romance; a romaunt. [Obs.]Ro-mān'tic, a. p. 1147Pertaining to, involving, or resembling romance; exciting the fancy by variety and contrast; pertaining or appropriate to the style of the Christian and popular literature of the middle ages, as…Ro-mān'tic-al, a. p. 1147Romantic. [Rare.]Ro-mān’tic-al-ly, adv. p. 1147In a romantic manner; wildly; extravagantly. Pope.Ro-măn'-ti-cĭsm, n. p. 1147The state of being romantic or fantastic; — applied especially to the fantastic and unnatural productions of the modern French school of novelists. Brande.Ro-mān'tie-ness, n. p. 1147The state of being romantic; wildness; extravagance; fancifulness.Ro-māns'ē, n. p. 1147See ROMANCE, 3.Ro-mān'zo-vīte, n. p. 1147(Min.) A variety of garnet, of a brown or brownish-yellow color; — named from Count Romanzoff. Cleveland.Ro-māunt', n. p. 1147A fanciful story in verse. [Rare.] O, hearken, loving hearts and bold, Unto my wild romaunt. Browning.Rom-bōw'līne, n. p. 1147(Naut.) Old, condemned canvas, rope, &c., unfit for use except in chafing-gear.Rō'me-ine (-ĭn), n. p. 1147(Min.) A mineral consisting of antimonious acid and lime, presenting a hyacinth or honey-yellow color, and occurring in square octahedrons. Dana.Rōme'kin, n. p. 1147A drinking-cup. [Written also rom-kin.] [Obs.] Halliwell.Rōme'-pĕn'ny or Rōme'-scōt, n. p. 1147A tax of a penny on a house, formerly paid by the people of England to the church of Rome; — called also Rome-shot. See PETER-PENCE.Rōm'ish, a. p. 1147Belonging or relating to Rome, or to the Roman Catholic church; as, the Romish church; the Romish religion, ritual, or ceremonies.Rōm'ist, n. p. 1147A Roman Catholic. [Rare.] South.Rōmp, n. p. 1147A rude girl who indulges in boisterous play. 2. Rude play or frolic. Romp-loving miss Is hauled about in gallantry robust. Thomson.Rŏmp, v. i. p. 1147To play rudely and boisterously; to leap and frisk about in play.Rom-pee', a. p. 1147(Her.) The same as ROMPU.Rōmp'ing-ly, adv. p. 1147In a romping or rude manner; rompishly.Rōmp'ish, a. p. 1147Given to rude play; inclined to romp.Rōmp'ish-ly, adv. p. 1147In a rompish or boisterous manner.Rōmp'ish-ness, n. p. 1147The quality of being rompish; rudeness; boisterousness.Rōm'pu, a. p. 1147(Her.) Broken, as an ordinary; cut off, or broken at the top, as a chevron, a bend, or the like.Rondache, n. p. 1147(Anc. Armor.) A circular shield carried by foot-soldiers, to protect the upper part of the person, having a slit in the upper part for seeing through, and another at the side for the point of the…Ron-deau', n. p. 1147Something which goes round, that is, returns upon itself; hence, a species of lyric poetry so composed as to contain a refrain or repetition, which occurs according to a fixed law. 2. (Mus.) A…Rōn'del, n. p. 1147(Fort.) A small, round tower, erected at the foot of a bastion. [Obs.]Rōn'dle, n. p. 1147A round mass. [Obs.]Rōn'do, n. p. 1147The same as RONDEAU, q. v.Rŏn'dūre, n. p. 1147A round; a circle. [Obs.] Shak.Rōng, imp. & p. p. p. 1147of ring. [Obs.] Chaucer.Rōn'ion, n. p. 1147A mangy or scabby animal. Nares. 2. A fat, bulky woman.Rōnt, n. p. 1147An animal stinted in its growth; a runt. [Obs.] Spenser.Rōn'yon, n. p. 1147The same as RONION. See RONION. Aroint thee, witch! the rump-fed ronyon cries. Shak.Rōod, n. p. 1147The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods. 2. A measure of five and one half yards in length; a rod; a perch; a pole. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Rōod, n. p. 1147A representation of the cross with Christ hanging on it; or more generally of the Trinity, the Father being represented as an elderly man fully clothed, with a nimbus around his head, holding the…Rōod'-bēam, n. p. 1147(Arch.) A beam across the chancel of a church, supporting the rood. Fairholt.Rōod'-free, a. p. 1147Exempt from punishment. [Rare.]Rōod'-lōft, n. p. 1147(Arch.) A loft or gallery in a church on which the rood and its appendages were set up to view. Gwilt.Rōod'-screen, n. p. 1147(Arch.) An altar-screen over which the rood was placed. Fairholt.Rōod'-tow'er, n. p. 1147(Arch.) A tower or steeple at the intersection of the nave and transept of a church; — called also rood-steeple. Weale.Rōod'-tree, n. p. 1147The cross. [Obs.] “Died upon the rood-tree.” Gower.Rōod'y, a. p. 1147Coarse; luxurious. [Prov. Eng.]Rōof, n. p. 1147The cover or upper part of any house, barn, and the like. [See Illust. of King-post and Queen-post.] Their thoughts do hit the roofs of palaces. Shak. Gable Roof. Hip Roof. Conical Roof. Ogee Roof.…Rōof, v. t. p. 1147To cover with a roof. I have not seen the remains of any Roman buildings that have not been roofed with vaults or arches. Addison. 2. To inclose in a house; to shelter. Here had we now our country's…Rōof'er, n. p. 1147One who puts on roofs.Rōof'ing, n. p. 1147The act of covering with a roof. 2. The materials of which a roof is composed, or materials for a roof. Gwilt. 3. Hence, the roof itself; shelter. “Fit roofing gave.” Southey.Rōof'less, a. p. 1147Having no roof; as, a roofless house. 2. Having no house or home; unsheltered.Rōōf'let, n. p. 1148A small roof, covering, or shelter.Rōōf'-tree, n. p. 1148The beam in the angle of a roof. 2. Hence, the roof itself. Now for me the woods may wither, Now for me the roof-tree fall. Tennyson.Rōōf'y, a. p. 1148Having roofs. [Rare.] Dryden.Rōōk, n. p. 1148(Chess.) One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the board; a castle. ¶ The rook moves the whole extent of the board, in lines parallel to its sides, unless impeded by some other…Rōōk, n. p. 1148(Ornith.) A gregarious bird of the genus Corvus (C. frugilegus), resembling the crow, but differing from it in feeding chiefly on insects and grain, instead of carrion, and the like. In crows, also…Rōōk, v. i. p. 1148To cheat; to defraud. “A band of rooking officials.” Milton. 2. To squat or sit close; to ruck.Rōōk, v. t. p. 1148To cheat; to defraud by cheating. Aubrey.